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> What are these campaign finance charges doing here?

If police get a warrant to search your basement for heroin and find a pile of dead bodies, what do you think happens next?

A really disturbing party?

I agree with hall0weener. Prosecutors often start with a whole bunch of charges and then hone in on the ones they feel are worthy of pursuing.

> What are these campaign finance charges doing here?

Sending a message.

He was trying to influence government policy that directly affected his business. This is like a level or two below bribing the SEC and CFTC to look the other way while breaking regulations.